the democrats' new bill would be tougher than the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004. it would ban 157 different military-style firearms, so with such a tough fight ahead, both they and the white house believe public support will help them win new public support measures. vice president biden is heading to virginia to try to gain public support for president obama's gun control proposealsproposals. that it's not about keeping bad guns out of the hands of good people. it's about keeping all gunses out of the hands of bad people. on thursday they joined a group of democratic lawmakers as diane fine stain announced her own bill which would limit high-capacity magazine cartridges and military-style assault weapons. >> military-style assault weapons have but one purpose and

in my view that's a military purpose. >> the lawmakers say the shooting at sandy hook elementary school show that assault weapons need to be banned. >> a number of the police who came to newtown said to me we could not have stopped that shooter. even with the body armor we were wearing with that kind of assault weapon. >> but vice president biden downplayed the need for an asalts weapons ban thursday. he said those weapons are only used in a small percentage of crimes. >> i'm much less concerned, quite frankly, about what you'd call an assault weapon than i am about magazines and the number of rounds that can be held in a magazine. >> and even sponsors of the bill acknowledge an assaults weapons ban is a tough sell on capitol hill. >> we owe it to our constituents and our country to try. >> the nra calls the feinstein bill a wrongheaded approach and said gun bans don't work. now, the original passage of the assault weapons ban in 1994 is blamed for costing the

democrats both control of the house and the senate because they supported it. so you can see, anne-marie, just how tough this battle is going to be. >> indeed. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. well, in senator feinstein's home state one los angeles area school district has decided to fight fire with fire. its armed police officers who guard schools with semiautomatic weapons. law enforcement officials there believe that is the only way to prevent a massacre. bill whitaker has our report. >> it's heartbreaking that we have to resort to this level of preparedness. >> reporter: the fontana school district chief of police is billy green. his 14 officers protect 42,000 students. last october green spent $14,000 to buy each officer a semiautomatic rifle. fontana is one of the first school districts to publicly acknowledge having such weapons on campus.

by day they're locked in patrol cars or police lockers in school buildings. so these are military-style weapons. >> yes, sir, they're similar to the platform of what you would see on an ar-15 or m-16 all made by colt, the manufacturer. >> reporter: there has never been a gun death at any fontana school. chief green says the newtown school shooting convinced him he's doing the right thing. >> to say that nothing like that could never happen on one of our campuses here is irresponsible. we need to plan for this. we need to be prepared for this. >> reporter: many of the parents didn't know until this week that he bought the military-style rifles. sophia green says the money would be better spent on students. >> but it will be like a blood bakt. he has a gun. the police has a gun. all -- you know, i don't think that's the way -- the avenue we want to take. >> to the peopl that have that opinion, my question would be when? do we wait until there's been a tragic loss of life? >> reporter: chief green says he can bear the criticism.

he couldn't bear the loss of even one student's life. bill wit ter, cbs news, los angeles, california. now to that dangerously cold weather that just won't let go. this morning much of the mid-atlantic remains under a winter weather advisory or loss. in lawrence massachusetts, about 25 miles north of boston temperatures didn't get out of the single digits last night as firefighters were covered with ice as they battled a three-alarm blaze. david bernard of our cbs miami station wfor is following the cold track. in atlanta we may start with freezing rain, but by this afternoon we're looking at a high of 48. that's all going to change over to liquid. if we travel north of there through the carolinas into the atlantic, d.c., as far north as philadelphia, light to moderate snow is expected today. mainly one to two inches in most spots. this is not going to be major

storm and is going to move out by the evening hours. highs in the mid-20s from new york to boston. cleveland after some morning snows will see an afternoon high temperature of 20 degrees. across the midwest it stays cold. and chicago at 29. 16 in minneapolis. dry across the plains. and out west it's still raining. in fact, another rainy day in los angeles, and that rain extends all the way along the coast to portland and seattle. so, again, light snows in the east, but, again, that's probably not going to be a major storm and will end by this evening. i'm david bernard for the cbs news in miami. the senate is expected to vote monday on a $50.50 billion emergency aid bill for victims of superstorm sandy. the house passed the bill last week. the storm cost billions of dollars in residential property damage and president obama says he will sign the bill. in new jersey, though, the state has adopted some high-cost rebuilding guidelines for residents living in flood zones. homeowners in flood zones will

be forced to raise their houses as they rebuild or face exorbitant flood insurance premiums, up to $31,000 a year. raising a house can cost between $30,000 to $60,000. many residents say they don't have that kind of money. overseas now to egypt. today is the second anniversary of the start of the uprising that eventually forced president hosni mubarak from office. they're particularly upset with egypt's new constitution drawn by egypt's dominated legislature. and it looks like smooth sailing for john kerry. the senate is set to easily approve his nomination to be the next secretary of state on tuesday. kerry testified at his confirmation hearing yesterday appearing before the senate foreign relations committee that he chairs. kerry answered questions about iran's nuclear program, energy security, and humanitarian

assistance, but said in order for the u.s. to be a world leader, it must get its fiscal house in order. >> it's difficult enough to solve some of the problems that we face, but i will tell you, it becomes impossible or near impossible if we ourselves replace our credibility and leverage with gridlock and dysfunction. >> kerry is a five-term senator and vietnam war veteran. well coming up on the "morning news," risky rescue crews fight raging floodwaters to save a stranded boy clinging to a tree. and later in sports, a snowmobiler flips out on a bad landing and later his brother wipes out. this is the "cbs morning news." wipes out. this is the "cbs morning news." especially my niece. the moment she pointed out my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis... well, it was really embarrassing. so i had a serious talk with my dermatologist. this time, she prescribed humira-adalimumab. humira helps to clear the surface of my skin

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there have been more than a dozen frequent rescues. torrential rains from a cyclone triggered the floodwaters. on the "cbs moneywatch" earnings perk up for star bruks and a victory for mattel over its bratz dolls. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning, anne-marie. a sharp drop in the yen rallied japan's market. tokyo's nikkei shot up 3% marking an 11th straight week of gains, while hong kong's hang seng lost a fraction. wall street stocks ended mixed. the dow closed 46 points higher on thursday. the nasdaq fell 23 points with most of the loss due to the big drop in apple's stock. apple makes up 10% of the index. microsoft stock fell in after-hours trading after the company reported its earnings decline, about 4% in its fiscal second quarter. the problem was mainly with windows 8. the company's flagship operating system lifted sales but not as much as investors had expected.

microsoft shares declined 1.5% to $27.19 a share. starbucks got a good jolt despite the weak economy. the company reported on thursday a 13% increase in profits for the second fiscal quarter. part of that is due to brisk sales in china where starbucks is expanding. the other big driver is more customers buying food with their coffee. starbucks stock was up 24 cents to $54.81 a share. the nomination process for mary jo white, president obama's choice to head the securities & exchange commission could be a difficult one. mr. obama introduced white on thursday. questions will likely be raised about her time in private practice when she represented companies that have often come before the s.e.c. the u.s. postal service will raise the price of mailing a letter or shipping a package on sunday.

a first-class stamp will go up by 1 cent to 46 cents. as in recent years these will be so-called forever stamps meaning they're good for the future, regardless of price changes. and a new twist in a long and costly lawsuit over those popular bratz dolls. an appeals court tossed out $172 million in damages that mattel had been ordered to play. mattel, which is the world's biggest toy company, has been engaged a lawsuit over the bratz dolls since 2004. the league proceedings began when the company accused the bratz designer of stealing the idea for the dolls, and that is a long ongoing dispute. hopefully that's the end of it. >> it may be about dolls, but it's not child's play at all, ashley. thank you very much, ashley morrison in new york. straight ahead, your friday morning weather. and in sports, making it count. a middle schooler inspires with his brief but electrifying performance on the basketball court. electrifying performance on the basketball court. miss, this seat's available. (sighs) this is too good to be true.

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mountain snow, and it will be raining across the southwest. in sports now. starting next season the nba's new orleans franchise will no longer be called the hornets. owner tom benson announced the team will change its name to the pelicans. the team unveiled its new logo as well. the brown pelican is louisiana's state bird. benson said the nickname hornets doesn't mean anything to the hornets community. on the court last night knicks alzheimer's superstar carmelo anthony and boston's kevin garnett bumping fits. carmelo would have his revenge though. he scores 28 points and the knicks snap an 11-gaming losing streak in boston with an 89-86 win. and things went from bad to worse for one family at the winter x games in aspen. that's snowmobiler caleb moore in the freestyle. as you can see, he couldn't complete the back flip and barely had the snowmobile fall

on top of him. look at that. inches away. he was hospitalized with a concussion. moments later his brother colton also crashes and he, too, would be taken to the hospital for a hip injury. well, thousands of st. louis calendar nals fans turned out to say one last good-bye to ballplayer stan the man. cardinals' faithful many decked out in the team's colors waited in line to pay their respects to stan musial. he'll be buried tomorrow. finally a basketball player in michigan is getting a lot of attention despite playing only two minutes all season long. owen grosser is an eighth grade were down syndrome. in the team's final game wednesday, owen's coach put him in for the first time all year and on his first game he sinks a three-pointer. but he's not dub. owen gets another shot from behind the arc and he nails that one too. six points in two minutes and a

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here's a look at here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, afternoon snow, a high of 29. atlanta, high of 48 with ice and rain. st. louis, partly cloudy, 40 degrees. denver, mostly sunny, 57. and seattle, a little cloudy, occasional rain. 47 the high. well, much of england, scotland, and wales is in the grip of bitter cold and heavy snow. at an animal sanctuary in wales one shivering chimp is taking to using a blanket when she's outside. her caretaker say it's because she's used to living in a house. others eat ice. apparently they don't mind the ice that much. here in the u.s. some

primates are getting their hands on something a little more high tech than a blanket. susan mcginnis went to the zoo and found yore rain tangs going ape over the ipad. >> reporter: these orangutans like to keep busy, and now there's an app for that. keepers at the smithsonian national zoo have given these apes an ipad. >> what are we going to play today? >> reporter: 36-year-old bonnie enjoys playing the drums. 16-year-old kyle likes to watch video. keeper erin stromberg says the ipads are a natural fit for the highly intelligent primates. >> it's just really fun to watch them interact with something and get such enjoyment and flip through it and really understand what they're doing, tapping the drums, playing the piano. >> reporter: while the yore rain tangs at the national zoo don't play words with friends, the zoo coopers say the apps they do use provide mental stimulation, which helps keep the apes healthy.

>> well, any animal in the zoo that doesn't get enough stimulation is going to be more unhappy, not breathe as well. >> reporter: a non-profit conservation group called orangutan outreach is behind the apps for apes. richard zimmerman says the ipads are ambassadors for their critically endangered cousins in the wild. >> we want people to see they are amazing creatures and they're not that different from us. >> reporter: but they like many of the same apps popular with children. >> it's a bright, engaging experience. things move, make sounds. >> reporter: eventually keepers hope the national zoo orangutans can skype tech-savvy counterparts at other zoos around the world. susan mcginnis cbs news. >> soon they'll want their own itunes account. what will come of it. coming up after the local news on "cbs this morning," jennifer lopez on her new movie "parker." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." "parker." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno.

in northwest russia a baby miraculously survived a car crash. dashboard video showed the car skidding on an icy road and

being struck by a truck. the 1-year-old child is ejected. an oncoming truck misses her by inches. her father rushes out of the car to grab her. police say the little girl was not in a car seat at the time of the crash. unbelievable. well, the driving team in the middle east is the subject of a new documentary. they're called the speed sisters, the first all-women palestinian racing team and as mark fill lipgs reports they're breaking all kinds of speed limits and gender barriers. >> reporter: chaos in the street, burning rubber, frenzied crowd, or chaos in the streets, burning rubber, frenzied crowd. what's the connection? this seems to be good training for this. a street rally car event in the jordanian red sea port of aqaba where one of the most popular and remarkable teams calls itself the speed sisters, lady

drivers from the occupied palestinian territories. noor from ramallah betty from bethlehem and jeanine. for them this is more than just a sport. >> when i race i feel i'm fighting the occupation. so driving, racing makes me feel like freedom. >> reporter: it's rally driving as liberation, and in more than one sense. the crowd that's gathered here comes from across the middle east where the idea of female racing drivers is it's safe to say, not universally admired. in saudi arabia women are famously not allowed to drive at all, let alone race. for the speed sisters, it helps to have a heavy foot on the pedal and an attitude. >> you go like, what the hell. you know she's there, like why is she racing. she has to be at home getting married or, you know, just taking care of the house. >> reporter: instead they're

taking care of business on the track, and if their promotional video is any indication taking care of business generally. they're representing palestine for the first time since the u.n. resolution upgraded the status of an occupied territory to a non-members state. perhaps the women place well in this event. they want to turn pro, and it would be a foolish person who got in their way. mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> indeed. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the battle in congress over gun control legislation. we'll get reaction from former mississippi governor haley barbour. plus, an update on american journalist james foley who was kidnapped in syria two months ago. clarissa ward has the latest. and consumers reports offers tips on buying a new television set before super bowl sunday. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

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it's friday, january 25-th. i'm frank mallicoat. and i'm anne makovec michelle >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. hi, everyone. good morning. it is friday, a blessed event. january 25th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm anne makovec. michelle griego is off this morning. it is just about 4:30. and lawrence is here with a check of our weather forecast. looks like we have some chilly days to come. >> we have cold days ahead for the weekend. today a few scattered light showers continuing on our high- def doppler radar. will we see more for the weekend? we'll talk about that coming up. >> we want to take you out live towards san jose. we have slick road conditions

this morning. 101 at trimble. we'll show you where all the overnight roadwork is and talk more "timesaver traffic" coming up. >> happy friday. >> thank you. you, too! [ laughter ] the word is going out for bartenders in san francisco to be careful about the booze on super bowl sunday. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran here in san francisco where officials are hoping for a 49er win and a peaceful celebration. good morning, cate. >> reporter: good morning. that's exactly right. next sunday, officers will be stepping up and more police on patrol because mayor lee doesn't want a repeat of this. this is what he calls knuckleheads. this is after the giants won the world series last year. the so-called knuckleheads set fire to a muni bus, vandalized businesses and rioted in the streets. mayor lee hopes fans and bars keep the celebratory spirit high and drinks to a minimum.